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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
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Growth OF the Museum business.

'The museum lusincss has taxea a big
hold in this country" said traveller to a
Chicago Herald man. ''In all of the larger
cities there are from three to half a dozen
such places, and some OF them arc making
good deal OF money. Not only tho bis
towns, but the little towns, have their
museums, though many of the latter arc
pretty cheap affairs ! remember one
place which visited in small city down
East. The adyertiseme IS SAID # was the
biggest and most wonderful museum In
the country. Great stress was laid upon
the fact that the collection comprised
1860 natural curios:ties-see 'em, count
'em-lO,6 65o' visited the place, and what
do you suppose l foundi Ten thousand
three hundred butterflies, bugs, mineral
specimens, snI such things in glass cases,
the collection formed by defunct college;
3iS cheap pictures and cartoons cut out
of old flies of the illustrated and comic
paners, and one stuffed bear, loaned by
tl-A surrier whose advertisement it bore.n
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j. W. MCNEAL. President.
II. c. THOMPSON, Vice Pres't
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AN EXTENSIVE CLOCK.
History OF the Costtiest Time Piece to n
Found in the Country.

History Of the Costtiest Time-Tfece to 10
Found in the Country.
The handsome Mexican onyx clock
which stands in the reccptior-room Of the
city residence OF George w. Chiids, at the
southeast corner Of Twenty-second and,
Walnut streets says the Philadelphia
Record, has been much admired by the
thousands of visitors TO that hospitabio
IN nsiou, few of whom, probably, know
the history of the expensive timc-keopcr,
which is recalle by the death Of Lc Grand
Lockwood in New York. During the Paris
Exposition OF 1867 Mr.. Lock wood, who was
visitor, became especial y enamored OF
this strikinyly beautiful cloch, whose
base, four feet in height, supported q
superb silver sta.uct.e Of Liberty swing
ing from one Lanl a pendulum. Mr..
Lockw ood, who was then very
wealthy, determined to own this
clock, ard in the auction CT exhibited
articles, boug ght it, though the Gar Of all
the Russias, TO whom time was then OF
moment, was a comp etitor ia the bidding.
Safely transported 20 Ncrwalk, Conn.,, Mr..
Lockwood hcm,. tho costly timc-pioco
was much admired by the visitors to Mr..
Lockwoo1's house, and by none more than
by Mr.. ard Mrs. George w. Childs. Sew
eral years later Mr.. Lo kwood's house and
its mauy articles Of vertu were offered for
sale, and at the suggestion of his good
wife Mr.. Guilds dete rmined to buy this
clock. Arrived at the sale, and the clock
put up, NJ. Childs' frat bid was g, 900. A
stranger sitting Immediately behind him
raised that SJJl Nr. Childs saw the raise
and raised back $500, when the astounded
stranger, rcacsing forward, remarked:
''Sir, come from A. 4. Stewart with or
ders TO got that cloc., and must have IT,"
da," was the reply OF the Philadelphian,
AMI ho kept raising the bid of his oppo-
ncrt, much to the auctioneer's satisfac-
ton, until he had offerei 5000. at which
figure Stewards man weakened. Mr..
Childs removed the timelceper TO his city
residence, where it now ticks and tolls
that time Is flying
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sOCIETIFs

DysPuIA LODGr. No. 40. X. Of p. uacots on
Monday evening of each week. nt Odd Fellows
hall. Visiting Knights In good standing inVi-
tod 20 attend. III. \. BROWN, 4. 4.
W II. MCgAgUE, n. IS.
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AI,non for the IiIlnd.

a remarkable instrument, which will
prove a vcri:able boon for tie blind, has
just been invented here, writes Paris
correspondent, by q III. Pephau, who d.
rects the school and hospital for persons
deprived of their sight. The boon Is no
other In N a small pressfwhich will ena-
bic ind people not only to print tho
raised characters which they are abe TO
read with their fingers, but also the or.
binary tharacters On the same sheet OF
paper. A system OF writing for the blind
people has, OF course, already been in
vented by Brai.le, but it only permitted
them 10 communicate with each other,
v hcrc@s tho new mechanism enables
them to form letters which can be read by
every body. Eenccforward; therefore,
blind persons WI be ab.c to communal
cate by letter with their friends, without
being obliged 10 have recourse to the as
sistance OF others. The inventor has been
ably assisted in Tbs construction OF his
instrument by II. St GorgOn, professor
in tho School of Art and Commerce OF
AK. It is estimated that the minimum
cost cf each press " u be thirty francE
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
HOE a Dor saved a nahv.

Brown is a big st. Bernard dog Of Bos.
ton, famous for his intelligence. 1t was
his habit TO 60 with the nurse when she
wheeled the baby out for an airing. There
was high embankment with steep in
cline going down Mt a sharp angle, and on
one occasion the nurse, going in TO pay a
visit 20 some OF her friends, left the car
riags with the baby in it perilousiy near
tho dangerous spot. Something started
the wheels in motion, and tn, carriage
rolled down toward the dangerous edge:
in a moment more IL must have gone over.
when Brown threw himself before the
wheels and lay there, holding the carriage
back by the weight of his body until the
truant nurse returned
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THE LITTLE cRUTCH.

The summer is dbloom. know,
Bird-soag and fragrance I'LL the air;
But midst the life above, below,
The music and the perfumes rare,
listen for-it is not much
Only the tapping of q crutch-
'Tis hidden from my sight up stairs,
Where other sscred treasures lie,
But still my heart its burden bears
Unseen. Gods will be done cry,
He knoweth best, twas such
A very tiny, tiny crutch.
Ny darling needs it not, 1 know,
For angels now his footsteps guido,
Where fair and white the lilies grow,
The crystal stream OF life beside.
Dear God, thank Thee, ah, how muchi
He never more will need crutch.
Could but hear his laughter sweet
And see his eyes with joy alight,
Watch the glad tripping OF his feet
Where bloom celestial flowers bright
could not call him back to such
weary burden as his crutch.
The thought is selfish; he is free
From the great burden of his pain
And who love him, would se9
Him stoop to take il up again,
Because miss, God knows how much,
The tapping of his little crutchs
Ruth Argyle, in Golden Rsl6
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Eyinr Their Ancestors Aslxance..

Next year win be the centenary Of the
colony OF New South Wales, the first con-
voy of coavicts having reached Botany Bay
en January 20, I7SS And the colonis $ are
row debating how best TO celebrate the
event. But, remarks the Scofs1aan, none of
them are anxious 10 trace their origin TO
these first settlers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-13
The Chlef Purpose OF RaIlroaa.

One Of the brightest ornaments OF Wall
street remarked recently: "Railroads are
not made TO carry freight and passen-
gers; their purpose is 10 carry bonds.u
According TO Henry v. Poor the railroads
OF this country carry 5000, ,o01,Oo1 Of
wate-ed capital
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CHURCHES.

~IIIRtSTT AN Preaching every sunday Mt
~ IIO'clock a. IN. ana 1880 y. IN. Prayer
meeting every Thursday night. Sunday school
1905 clock n. In. cvCrySundny' ~
NJ. MCFARLAND, Pnstor.
EETHOnIST EPISCOPAT.-Scryices every
INl Sunday at tt:OO ~. m. ana Z: 80 p. IN: sun
day school every Sunday nt 10 a.. IN. frnyer
meeting every Wednesday evening AT i'"1
Strangers invited. Il. SANDEHsON, Pastor.
DREsIIYTERtAN.-Sc every Sunday Ht
4 N u. IN. ana Z: 80 y. m. sunday school "t
10 n m REV. MCELROV, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH - services on 2nd
Sundny Of every month at Shcrlocks hall, at
IO.OO ~ m .REv. kEAuFUL Pastor.
GERMAN BAPTIST RBETHREN-iIoldr reg
" ulnr services ut Miugonu. BNrher county
the second and fourth sundays IN cn,h ul"nuh.
Al Forrest sch,ol hoi,s" ON the second SUNDAY
Cedar Creek school house on the thirl SunOay.
NV ELDERS ShambcrgUr, Smith and Nehcr.
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POSTAL.

Postonicc mt Medicine Lodge open from "
loOpN SUNDAYS one hour On srriVnl 81 tuOil.
Money orlcr Office. r.. A. MCCLEAHY, T.. ".
AS. NCCLENRY, Assistant
Tho Mails:
From Atticn Rnd oil Eastern points, arrives
duIly nj I:tO y N; leaves daily ~ .:'5 r ~.
From Ashland, Coidwater, NcscntuuEn, sol
dior Greek Red Creek. sun city, Lake INV
MinRonu, kirEman, BruSs, New hlown, arrives
daily. -.
T. ~, arrives Mondays, WEDNESDAYS and FRI
ia ysRt5FM. DCpurtsfucsdays,T Thursday hhd
Saturdays ats 4 a.
FROM luka. Film Mills and Saratoga arrives on
rucsdny and Fridays ut y PN Nud departs or
"Wednesday nnd SATURDAYS Ut "a NJ.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
Last Nights Fire Alarm.

The alarm Of fire sounded Just before s
o'clock lsst evening frsm box No. IS, cor
ner OF Wood and Sixteenth streets, was
occasioned by o tlszs in the kitchen OF
No. l79 Sixteenth street, the east part OF
a double brick situated on the north side
Of the street, a few doors above Wood,
owned by Councilman J. r Butts aud oe-
cupied by him and Addison Israel, the
cigar manufacturer. The. fire was in tho
part occupied by Israel. Some OF his
children were playing with matches; q
lighted I'M VA thrown under n table
where there was some inlammable ma
terial that took fire and the blaze com.
municating to tho w~ainscoating, it looked
for a few minutes as though there would
be serious dsmsge done before the blaze
was e1tinsuiahed. The fire was out,
however, before the department arrived.
The damage done ia very small. The fire.
men made extraordinary. time consider.
ing the awful night. The fog was so
thick that the drivers could scarcely see
their horaes heads.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
AIDING CAMDEN.
A Scheme to Chanso Mcssrs. Scott aad
Whitaker.

A Scheme to Change Mcssrs. Scott aad
Whitaker.
A petition has been circulated in this
city among business men for the paut week
or ten days, addressed to the Ohio county
delegation in the Legislature, praying it to
vote solidly for Mr.. Camden for United
States Senator, the idea being to see if
some impression might not be made on
Senator Scott and Mr.. Whitaker, two
Of the Gold Republican, anti.Cam.
den force. OF course, like all
petitions, no matter what they might ask
for, this paper has been signed, and some
Republicans have signed it. 1t is to bs
forwarded in G day or two by Col. Bob
Campbell and Capt. John Mcclure, who
are said to be tho fathers Of the paper,
and who claim that the entire proceed
ing has originated with atraight-out
Republicans. The shadows OF certain
strong Camden men Gesm, however, to
many minds, to loom up behind them.
Practical Republicans, those who work
for the party, have no fear OF the petition
having any effect. Tho two gentlemen to
whom it is addressed are believed to I'M.
deratand we'll enough that it will not be
conducive to Republican interests to a.
sist in re-electin2 Camden,
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MURDER IN
A Farmer Reported to DO Stabbed to
D.nth.I tf

A Farmer Reported to DO Stabbed to
Death.
a report reached this city last evening
to the effect thst Hancock county people
had been thrown into a state Of great e1-
element by a sensational murder com.
mitted in that county yesterday morning.
Owing to lack Of railroad and telegraph
facilities in that county, the particulars
are necessarily rather nesgre. The de-
tails rs learned, however, are as follows:
The man reported to be killed is o farmer
named McLain, and the murdorer's name
is given 90 John Prosser. The affair &C.
cured about 0 o'clock yesterday morning
ct Hamilton, 3 little hamlet nearly oppo-
sils Wellsville, O. Tho murder was the re-
suit Of a quarrel batween the two mon.
McLain had brought g suit in court againot
Prosser on the strength Of which d good
deal Of bad blood was manifested on both
sides. They met this morning, and after
a heated dispute, Prosser drew e knife
and thrust it into McLain's aide, killing
him instantly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03

Yesterday wss Caudlemas Day, better
known as Ground Hog Day" The popu.
lar superstition is that on that day the
modest little quadruped whose name the
day bears, awakes from his long winter
sleep and ventures forth. II he secs his
shadow he hastens back and prepares for
more cold weather by going to sleep for
six weeks. In case he fails to see his
shadow he hurries of, and gentle spring
is supposed to hustle forward at a lively
pace, while man begins to speculate
as to when it will be safe to shed bis fan.
nels.
Yesterday was an abominable day; it
drizzled a goodly share Of the time, and
everything was ~unpleasantly moist ali day.
About noon q regular London fog put in
an appearance that grew worse and worse
until by six o'clock one could scarcely see
the street lamps the distance of a block.
1t was very dissgreeable, and displays OF
bad temper were almost %pardonsble.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
A NEW CONCERN.
With Headquarters Here, Incorporated b,
Secretary OF State Walkcr,

Win Headquarters Here, Incorporated BY
Secretary OF State Walker.
Under date OF January 81, 1887, a Ger.
titlcate Of incorporation was Issued by Sec.
rotary Of State Walker to the Yves. yir.
glnia Purchasing Agency and Manuiactur.
ing Drug Company Of this city, which has
been formed by Medsls. @. H. odbert,
John 1. Laughlin aud G. A. Thompson,
oil Of this city, and their wives, D. L. Cd.
beat, NJ. A. l.aughlin and O. a.. Ihomp.
son. The corporation has been formed, "a
stated in the charter, for the purpose Of
buying and selling all classeso of goods and
manufacturing and compounding drugs
and medicines and dealing in wines
and liquoia for medicinal purposes,
The principal office is to be In this CITY
and the corporation Is to expire January
%, 1907. Tho aum of 500 has been sub.
scribed and paid in and the privilege ia re.
served of increasing the capital stock by
tho sale OF additional shares from time to
time to s60,GOOin all. The shares areheld
at $40 each.
1t has been known for some time mast
that such q corporation was TO be estab.
lIshsd here. Messrs. Odbert and Laugh.
lin, the leaders in tho enterprise, have ior
q long time been connected with the
Wholesale drug house Of Laughlia Bros.
Drug Company, and have o large business
acquaintance in this and adjoining States.
Mr.. Odbert has resigned the position Of
PRECEDENT Of the Laughlin Bros. Drug
company in order to devote his entire
time and attention to tho new company.
The new concern has established it's office
at No. % Fourteenth street, snd will rs o
purchasing agency, buy anything, for any.
body, from a paper Of pins to a hay stack.
It is expected TO gill o long felt want.
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Bellaire,

##=#. - ~
Mr.. II. Nichols will move to Findlay, o.,
next week. $
Fred LaRoche, who was not expected to
live through Tuesday night, was improv.
ing yesterday.
Mr.. George Romie is now acting aa
Wreck Master for tho @. & P. X. R., and
fills the position very well.
Mr.. Graham Of the Wheeling Natural
Company, has resigned and gone to Toledo,
VI to work for another gas company.
Mr.. S. 9. Hamilton, Of the Bellaire
Window Glass Works, was in Wellsville
yesterday attending the funeral Of a rela-
tive.
The Middle ferry will DO ready to run
in a few days, and the Frank s. Owens
Terry boat will be back in her old trade
between here and Benwood on Friday.
Pat Carney, a pipe liner in the employ
Of the Wheeling Natural Gas Company,
who had his leg broken several months
ago by an accident occurring hero, has
sued the company for $1,000 damages.
Rev. R. NJ. Brown, moderator OF tho
session Of the Coal Brook Presbyterian
church ye0terdsy presided at a congrega-
tlonal meeting at which a call was made
Tor Rev. MIR. Bowers to be pastor OF tho
church. The Rock Hill church has not
yet made a call. Both churches unite in
supporting a pastor.
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- ".|W
Davis as calvin JoBlin -

Charles L. Davis, bettsr known as cal.
vim J%oslin," will be at the OperarH House
tomorrow evening with his dazzling dis.
play OF huge diamonds and his brass band
in its SNOWY uniform. This band, by the
way, is said to be a "corker'' this season,
and not only gives excellent outdoor
music but during the performance rem.
ders some excellent orchestral numbers.
The comedy is n full Of fun, and Mr..
Davis is ono OF the most ingenious OF
actors. He does so much to amuse On au.
dience that it would be simply impossible
to give even q partial description of his
comicalities in q review OF modern length,
You should 90 and see him and enjoy the
fun youreelf.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
Nh, LAYDIN's WORK.

The following resume OF the Bible mis-.
%sionary labor performed by Mr.. ". N.
Lamdin colportuer Of the American
Bible Society, OF which tho local society is
a branch, in West Virginia, demonstrates
alike the economy and efficiency OF tho
work OF the American Society in its can.
vass. BY his indomitable perseverance
year in and year out, he has not lost a
day on account Of weather or illness
something quite unusual. He has work.
ed in thirteen counties OF the State from
March 16. 1881, to Oatobsr 10, 1886. In
that time he visited 1925 families, find
ing 2,943 OF them without the Bible; he
supplied $3.50 families and 1905 individ-
uals with the Scriptures. He in that time
labored Lag daya, travelled 1903 miles,
sold l0,G04 volumes and donated 2,Sl4.
His entire compensation for himself and
horse was $l,905 p, or about 81 % per
day. He canvGssed approximately one-
quarter OF the State and supplied in all,
l4,2S5 destitute souls with the Word; he
found that nearly one family in every six
WAS without a Bible.
AS shown at the opening OF this article
since MIR. Lamdin has been the canyaa3.
ing sgent Of tho local society, he has done
good work here. In his report to Presi-
dent Cooke Of tho work done during Jan
uary, he shows that he canvassed in that
time that part Of Centre Wheeling from
Twentieth to Twenty-seventh streets in
elusive. The number OF families visited
WAS $50, OF which SIG attend church either
regularly or irregularly, and Al do not at.
tend at all 46 were found without Bibles,
and 25 OF this number were supplied tho
remaining 81 families refused the book.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
a NEW BRIDGE
To be Bull. over wheeling Crock by the

To be Hull! Over Wheeling Crock by the
T.. W. 4 Ky.
The work Of building the second Pitts.
burgh, Wheeling & Kentucky railroad
bridge over Wheeling creek at It's mouth
has been commenced. It will DO rcmem-
bsred that permission to do this was
granted by the Council when the right to
cree! its new freight depot and certain
side tracks was granted to the company.
At that time the busipess done did NOT re-.
quire the additional bridge 10 be
constructed, but Of late the business
done in this city not only by the Pan Han.
die Company but by the Ohio River road,
which uses all depots and tracks Jointly,
has increased to ouch an extent that not
only ere additional sidings required but IL
will also be necessary to extend the plat.
forms Of the freight depot as originally in.
tended.
The new bridge will be built lust west
Of the present one. The pile driver was
put in position yesterday, and work will
be pushed to an early completion of tho
improvement.
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A A 8 EBhLLpARK
Appears to BIO Sure T%iing-Tle, Offer.

hppehrs 10 DO u sufe Ihihg-The, offers
Of the Association.
The committee OF the Board Of Direction
OF the State Fair Association appointed to
arrange the terms on which the
Association would let tho Wheeling
Base Ball Association have the
grounds for tho coming seauon
has prepared o report. 1t first reserves
q large number OF dates thu. the Fair Au.
ISOLATION wants; then It s%tipulates that
the rental shall DO Sl2 per day, tho base
ballists to have the grounds from noon
till Q P. N. As the schedule OF the Ohio
State League, Of which the Wheeling
club 10 a member, Gala for sixty games,
1t will be seen that the txpensss Tor the
grounds alone would foot up $40. In adj.
dition TO this aggregate, the ball associa.
ton was Obliged to hire watchmen toguard
the fonses, and we're not allowed to aesess
extra charge for the uso OF the grand
stand. The item OF watchmen was con.
siderable, and would foot up between 800
and $500 for the season.
This very liberal arrangement-ior the
Fair Association-will not be accepted
by the Base Ball Association. The latter
organization has found n much moro dc.
slrsble location in the Fink property, on
South Broadway. The grounds arc e1.
t~onsive, and when fitted up will be
sixty feet deeper on eithor side than
the ball pRrk at Steubenville. The
situation is far preferable 10 the
fair grounds, as it is easier OF access,
and can easily be made one Of tho tinesi
possessed by the Ohio State League. The
rent will be about $500, and the lease Il
for three years. Fences and a grand stand
will have to be built at an estimated cos
OF $1,000. Ball men appear to think tina
with the grounds fitted up properly, thu
base bal! fever will rage and the clut
make q good thing out OF it.. +
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folks
Ahrnad.

Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folk
Abroad.
Mrs. E. P. Chancellor, OF Parkersburg
is tho CUES. Of friends in this city.
Z Mrs. Lyle, tho energetic head OF the
Woman's Exchange, was yesterday sud.
denly called to Buffalo by the scrious i'll.
noes Of her brother.
Mrs. ]. Ed. Faris, accompanied by her
two children, Of Kanssn City, No., ar.
rived in the city yesterday, and will spond
the balance Of the winter With relatives
here.
Mr.. Allan Wheat entertained a number
Of his friends at the residence Of his
father, Mr.. George X. Wheat, on North
Main street, last evening. The affair was
given in honor Of Mics May Bowman, oil
Springfield, Ohio, who 10 q guest at the
Wheat residence. Cards and music were
furnished for the entertainment of the
guests, who found the occasion one OF I'M
usual enjoyment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-03

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